Head of Strategy and Operations Excellence

Precision Built. Performance Proven

This role leads the strategic transformation of our global manufacturing network — shaping footprint strategy, driving operational excellence, and steering high‐impact initiatives that strengthen competitiveness and resilience across ET&A. You will influence the global agenda, collaborate closely with executive leadership, and own programs where strategy, operations, and innovation converge.
This full‐time position is available from February 1, 2026. Required travel is up to 20%.

What You'll do

In this global leadership role, you will own all end to end strategic initiatives across Global Manufacturing ET&A, including footprint strategy, cost reduction programs, production system evolution, and enterprise level transformation projects. You will drive initiatives such as China Strategy, restructuring programs, capability building, and resilience development, ensuring long term operational excellence and strategic clarity.
You’ll lead and develop a diverse team of Business Developers, Project Managers, and Program Managers, fostering entrepreneurial problem solving and high performance delivery. As a trusted strategic partner to the Global Head Manufacturing ET&A, you’ll align priorities, translate strategy into action, and influence senior stakeholders across functions and regions.
You will collaborate with Smart Manufacturing and GM F&P teams to shape the future of manufacturing systems, accelerate digital and lean maturity, and embed modern production system standards globally. Your work will create measurable business value by improving efficiency, enabling growth, and strengthening our manufacturing footprint for future challenges.

What You’ll Bring

To help you succeed, we’ll equip you with everything you need to create impact from day one. Here’s what you’ll need to bring:

• Master’s degree in engineering, physics, industrial management, or related field; PhD a strong advantage.
• 10+ years’ experience in operations, transformation, production strategy, or manufacturing excellence; top tier consulting background is a strong plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex, cross functional strategic programs across global environments.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills, able to influence senior executives and simplify complex topics.
• Proven capability in driving strategic transformations, operational excellence initiatives, and organizational change at scale.

What’s In It for You

We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:

• Connection with a diverse community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities in a region where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland intersect.
• Employee groups actively supporting causes like female empowerment and the LGBTQIA+ community.
• Leisure activities like mountain biking and tennis.
• Opportunities for community engagement both locally and internationally.
• Shared e-bikes, an on-site gym, dining options, learning opportunities, financial guidance, free parking, fuel discounts, workation, sabbatical, home office opportunity, flexible and trust-based working hours, meditation/ relaxation rooms, Hilti tool rental service, massage possibilities, and relocation support.

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
At our global headquarters in Schaan, Nendeln, Buchs, and nearby hubs, we shape Hilti’s digital strategy and enterprise platforms worldwide. Our cross functional teams in product IT, data & analytics, cybersecurity, ERP, and digital customer platforms work side by side with business leaders to design, build, and run solutions at global scale. HQ offers a collaborative environment where architecture decisions, platform reliability, and secure-by-design engineering translate into real impact for our customers and teams.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

For further questions, please feel free to contact Carl Hoffmann, Head of Global Manufacturing ET&A or human resources Utkarsh Sharma, Head of Talent Acquisition - [email protected].
For non-EU/ EFTA citizens: Please state your eligibility status to work in Switzerland/ Liechtenstein and note that if you do not own a valid Swiss/ Liechtenstein work permit, Hilti cannot guarantee your final employment due to authority regulations.